Rapid Swine Flu Tests Do NOT Work

Rapid Swine Flu Tests Do NOT Work most of the time and for those who have been severely affected by Swine Flu or H1N1 Flu…it could cost you…your life. Children seem to be most affected by this.

Studies are coming in about the rapid flu tests and they are showing that when the test shows negative for the swine flu or H1N1, the results are wrong about 50 percent of the time.

Which causes great concern that doctors are misled by rapid flu tests and failing to treat patients who are actually sick with flu.

What should you as a Baby Boomer do? When in doubt, experts say to get treated for the swine flu or H1N1 Flu Virus.

Children seem to be most affected by the rapid swine flu test not working.

Not all children, suffer severely with swine flu or H1N1, Today, the CDC estimates that out of the 8 million people below the age of 18 who contracted swine flu between April and the middle of October, 36,000 were hospitalized, and 540 died.

Rapid Swine Flu Tests Do NOT Work so, if your child has H1N1 flu and you’re concerned that he or she may take a turn for the worse, here are five signs to be concerned about and take your child to the emergency room or doctor right away to be safe

1. Fast or troubled breathing

Your child’s chest should be moving very smoothly, they should not have to tug to get air in and out.

2. Numb or blue fingers or toes

This can mean that the heart was not working properly and can not pump oxygenated blood to the extremities.

It is amazing how your child can go from being mildly ill to being on death’s door. So, keep an eye out.

3. Can’t touch chin to chest

If your child can’t touch her chin to her chest, it could be a sign that she has a complication of the flu called meningitis.

4. Symptoms improve and then return

This could be a sign of a secondary infection, if your child gets better but then the fever returns and the cough comes back even more severely than before, you should get medical care for your child immediately.

5. A fever with a rash

Another emergency sign in children who have H1N1 is a fever with a rash,

The CDC has more emergency warning signs parents need to watch out for. Here is their LINK.

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